Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-06-11

W. H 04CDA44C1 u OsuOEus was IN
the city Tuesday.
Mrs. c. NJ. Mcclure has gone to Iowa
to see her father who is very i'll.
Harry Root, of the Atchison Cham
/ piOn, was in the city this week.
Frank Boyd, of Logan, was taking in
/ the sights Of the 81 hub Tuesday.
The young friends Of Miss. Julia Close
gave her surprise party last Friday
/ evening. They report a pleasant time.
r. NJ. Day. of Norcatur, was a caller
Monday. He is looking for a location
and has about decided to come to Phil
ipsburg.
Dent Cheseldine, Link Nipps, Miss
Jessie Hartman and Miss Waldron at
tended camP-meetiug at Logan last
Sunday,
Attorney C. A. Spaulding took an
extended tour to the eastern part Of the
state last week. He was on legal and
railroad business.
A gentleman from Red Cloud Neb-
raska whose name has escaped us, was
here several days this week visiting his
relative, J. NJ. Sallee. He was favOra-
bly, impressed with Phillipsburg.
Chas. Tracy, of Mound township.
says there seems to be no young chinch
bugs Matching out and if they do not,
then he does not expect material dam
age to the corn.
VIM. BisseIl who was in the eastern
portion of the state last week says they
had not had a good thorough rain there
for nearly year till a few nights ago
when a rousing soaking rain came.
Rev. D. r. Sweet, of the Wesleyan
University, who preached the dedica-
tory discourse at Bethel Church last
Sunday delivered an excellent sermon
at the NJ. z. Church, Sunday evening,
in Phillipsburg.
Mr.. c. j. Lamb, editor of the Kirwln
Independent was in Phillipsburg last
Monday. He is not only himself strong
" in favor of the sale of the Poor Farm,
but SAYS there will be no opposition to
it at Kirwin,
John Merkline one of the wealrhiest
and highly respected german citizens
of Mound township was in Wednesday
and planked down the ''rOOt of evil"
for another years subscription to the
HERALD.
NIessrs. W. c. Brown and Geo. Dodge
and the Misses frankie DeArmOnd,
Nettie Stephenson and Matte Dodge,
of kirwin, came up to attend the enter
tainment on Wednesday evening, but
owing to the rain it was postponed.
Mr.. D. A. Hartman has returned from
a visit to his former home, Mills county
Iowa. He SAYS it has been so dry there
that the grass and small grain is a fail
ure and unless rains come soon corn
will suffer severely. Western Kansas
is all o. X, yet.
The HERALD's good friend Justice
Shawkey residing a short distance south
of town not only paid for his own HER
AID, but sends a copy east one year.
Mr.. S. says the chinch bugs got away
with his wheat and oats but his corn is
fine.
@. A Lewis, of the law firm of Pratt
& Lewis, attended Supreme Court at
Topeka this week, where they had an
important case. We learn they were
successful in the case. 1t was an i'm
pOrtaut suit in which a western county
was a party.
Mr.. Charles a. Tracy (son of
Charles Tracy of Mound township has /
arrived from Iowa Falls, Hardin coun- /
ty, Iowa. He says it has been so dry /
in that part of Iowa, that the hay and /
small grain crop is nearly failure and /.
corn does not look we'll.
Geo. R. Carr etson, of DickeyViIle, /
a prominent live stock dealer, called /
last Saturday to renew his subscription /
to the HERALD. He has recently been 1
to Colorado, Mr.. GARRISON resided |
many years in Linn county, Iowa. He |
likes this country much better than
Iowa.
j. D. Couch, residing near Logan, /
a prominent farmer owning a farm of /
400 acres in that locality came in and |
subscribed for three copies of the HER |
AID to be sem to friends in the east. /
That Is the way to advertise the cOun- /
try. Mr.. Couch formerly lived in Page |
said to be the best county in the hawk /
eye state. He likes this county better |
than that.
Post Master 7. G.. Larkin, of Hill
side, this county, was in for q social 1
talk on Saturday. He has resided in /
Ohio, Illinois and Iowa and short /
time in California, and he was three |
years in the south. He has lived here |
years and he likes the climate
and soil of this county better than any /
place he was ever in. He lived num- /
Der of years in Page county, the ban /
ner county of Iowa, but he says he |
likes Phillips county, Kansas better, |
In the HERALD Of last week, we gave /
a partial list of improvements recently |
finished or in process Of construction. !
We have revised and corrected the list
and republish it with the addition of
names Of those who have begun put
ting up buildings since our last issue:
The following named persons have
made the Improvements mentioned
this spring:
w, w. Colby residence.
JAS. Baum residence.
j. S. Morse residence.
n. Polling residence.
Fred Morse two residences.
Mrs. Morley two residences.
j. S. Barnes residence.
Mrs. Tannehille residence,